Harness-buckle.



H. NIELSEN.

HARNESS BUCKLE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.5,1908.

, Patented May 25, 1909- IJY'VENTOR.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be 1t known that I, HANs N IELSEN, =1 citizen of theUnited States,residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Henriepin and Stu/re tMinnesota, have invented n new and useful Harness-Buckle, of which thefollowing is specification. I

' My invention relates toimprovements in harness; and has specialreference to the form and up hence of buckle with certain parts olthearness'. a

'The object will appear-from the deseription of the accompanying dnwing,whieh v Figure l'is a side elevation of a horse in dotted outline andsome parts of a harness thereon with my invention applied thereto:

Fig. 2 is {L perspective detail view of the irnproved buckle only.

Referring to the drawing by reference on merals designates :1 horse uponwhn'h the homes 2, hack band 3, holly hund 4, and tugs 5 of a harnessare shown. 7

From the lower part Of the girth or belly band 4 extendsforwardly.between the horses legs the martingale 6, whose front end ispassed over the end of the neek yoke 7, on which it is guided by ustaple-shaped guide 8, nnd has secured in it at 9 the tongue-holdingmiddle bar 10 of n huekle ll of the novel form shown in Fig. 2; theehupe end 12 after being taken over the nerk-yoke is returned, passedinto the large loop 13 of the buoll'lo and held by the tongue 14- insu-eh adjusted position as will give the martingale the desired length.The buckle hos another and shorter loop 15 tnctendinp from the ends ofthe tonguebur'lt) and disposed :it on angle to the loop 13. The terminalhurl ll of the loop 15 is round so as to wear tLS littlo as possible onthosupportingz strap 17, which is passed. through the loop 15, isengaged with the hume coupling or fastener 18 (not elenrly shown usnnyknown form will do), and has its ends ndjustnhly secured together by atliueklo-ll), hztvin; a tongue 20 engruging the ehnpe2l, the buckle beingseeured in the end 22 ol the strap.

From the nhov'e description it will he soon glint my improved buckle andits continua-r.- tion' with the harness enable the some one buckle to.support the neek yoke und'tho nutr- I ting-ole and adjust the length oi"the letter;

Specification of Letters Potent.

Application filed September 5, won. Serial. No. ifilfibst and to holdthe supporting strnp l? to oertnm place on the martingale, while 1n.hnrmesses heretofore constructed the strap 1'? is usually provided witha ring sliding ztnd= wearing on the martingale, or if fixed to itrequires that much more material and lat-nor to prmlueeno better butrather an inferior re suit to that produwd by n enter arrangement.

Vi hnt l elaiiiu is; i. l. in it harness, the combination of the girthorhelly n14 nnu'tingltle strnp harviugr its rear and secured thereto andits front end l'orrni with e loop adapted to engage overthe neck-yokeand having its lower run formed. into n, rmtrimrdly extended rhnpe,- n.huekle s "'u'ed in the upper run of the loop and having n downwzirdlyand forwardly extending loop below i the said run with n, tonguethereintorengrztging the ehnpe, and an upwardly extending loop above the upperrun, and n eross hnr hetween the two loops of the huekle insertei in theupper run ol the strap loop and supporting thepivoted end oi the tongue,and n supportingstrap adapted.

to connect the upper loop of the buckle with the home of the l'mrmrss.

2. in u; liar/mess, the roinhinution oi the girl h or hell hand 4, ormartingale stru having its rear end serurod thereto and its front endformed with n loop udnpted to engage over the nook-yoke, and having nlower run formed into n rourwurdly extended rlnrpe, n buckle secured inthe upper run ol the loop and halving u downwzudl}. mid forwardly e.\-tendingloop below the said run with :t tongue therein for emerging theehnpe, und

' :tn upwnrdly extending loop uhove the upper ZIEGLICR,

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